Task overview:

In this particular task, you’ll be asked to complete sentences with missing words taken from the audio. The missing words must exactly match what you listen in the audio.

Common positioning:

This specific task generally appears in Section 1 & 2  where the main focus is on factual, day to day scenarios.

Skills needed in this task:

• Predicting information
• Recognizing Paraphrasing
• Spelling and Grammar Accuracy

Example:

Recording:

“The museum opens at 9:30 am, though tours start at 10:00 a.m.”

Question: The museum opens at ………………………

Answer: 9:30 am

Strategy:

• Predict the Missing Word: Pay attention at the sentence to predict whether the answer is a time, place or number.
• Focus on Spelling: Make sure your answer is spelled accurately and legit grammatically.